When you watch golf on TV, do you ever find yourself wondering what kind of person the guy swinging the club is?
I was fortunate enough to meet a trio of touring pros at a Wilson Staff photo shoot a couple of months ago and am happy to report that they were three of the nicest gentlemen I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in any arena, never mind professional athletics.
Today’s 5 Questions (and we use that number loosely) segment is with one of those gentlemen. He’s a guy who spun one of the greatest finishing back-nines to win a tournament ever in golf history. He’s two time PGA Tour winner and Wilson Staff athlete Kevin Streelman
MyGolfSpy 5 Questions: While we were in Arizona, you were showing some of the drills you’re working on – are you working towards a more Hogan-esque swing? What made Hogan’s swing so timeless? What can a touring pro learn from his swing? How about your average 54-year-old 8 handicap (hypothetically speaking, of course)?
MGS 5 Q’s: You are the author of one of the greatest finishing stretches in golf history – 7 birdies on the last 7 holes to win in Hartford last summer. That may be the very definition of “being in the zone.” Could you feel yourself slipping into the zone? Were you aware of what you were doing? What did it feel like? Do you think you can train your brain for that kind of performance?
MGS 5 Q’s: You’ve recently re-signed with Wilson Staff – what does that relationship mean to you? Why do you choose to stay with Wilson?
MGS 5Q’s: What are your goals for 2015? What would a successful season look like to Kevin Streelman? Which major would mean the most to you to win?
MGS 5 Q’s: Your dream foursome – past, present or future – who are your three playing partners and why? What are the stakes?
Bill
9 years ago
Streels is the real deal. We all are aware that athletes are rarely the role models we idealized as kids but Streelman is one of those that exemplifies what a positive influence an athlete with his head and heart in the right place can be to sports and to sportsmanship in general.
Wilson spent wisely sponsoring him and that Kevin feels the same about Wilson gives the company a great image. Not surprisingly, Kevin, Jim Furyk and Jason Day were the three guys standing in the rain at the Masters last year (practice round) that was rained out signing autographs and chatting with fans long after it was prudent. Nice, informative article…
John Barba
9 years ago
Here’s the kind of guy Kevin is: the day of the photo shoot Kevin put in an incredibly long and hard day. He was there by 9AM, did a ton of shooting in the morning for Golf Digest and then spent the entire afternoon filming commercials for Wilson. He then did about 90 minutes worth of voice overs for the commercial. It was getting late when I asked him for a few minutes for the interview. He said he really wanted to get home for his young daughter’s bedtime – since he travels so much he misses those opportunities. I’m a traveling Dad, too – so I completely understood.
He said I could email him the questions through Wilson and he’d send back the answers. Frankly, I never expected to hear from him again because, well, who the heck am I?
Well I’ll be darned if he didn’t actually get back to me, with some thoughtful and insightful replies — he didn’t just give it the quick once-over just to say he did it. First class guy – and I know who I’m rooting for at Augusta!